"Have you heard? Malfoy was picked up! ”

In the Gryffindor common room, Harry pushed the door open and barged in, as if he had found some treasure, and was full of excitement to find Hermione and Ron, who were doing their homework.

"What did you say?" Both of them raised their heads at the same time and asked.

"Malfoy was picked up from school, and he dropped out." Harry said it again. "I just met the Slytherin team and they're picking out new Seekers."

"It can't be." Hermione lowered her head again, flipped through the Advanced Transfiguration Guide in her hand, and said, "There's no reason why Malfoy would want to drop out of school. ”

"Does that need to be said? It must have been the things he did that were discovered. ”

After all, his dream is to become an Auror after graduation, and as we all know, Aurors have quite strict requirements for grades, and several key certificates are not enough to be missing.

Professor McGonagall also came, and when people saw her in the stands, they thought it was incredible, after all, she hadn't come to see Gryffindor for half a month ago, but she came today.

Kyle nodded and took another sip of Butterbeer.

At this time, Ms. Hodge blew the whistle in her hand, and the game began.

……

With his rich experience, Cho caught the Golden Snitch by two inches, but Kyle scored too much, scoring twenty-eight goals in a game, almost one a minute, which directly broke the school record.

"I think you're more concerned about the final exams in a week than the Quidditch Cup."

Kyle looked her in the eye and nodded.

Kyle didn't answer right away.

Despite Connor's strength, if not good, in the whole of Hufflepuff, she was second only to Kyle and Cedric. L. even got eight certificates.

"It would be nice if it was like this next semester." Harry was looking forward to it.

Ron looked as excited as Harry, "I wondered why the Death Eaters were able to come to the school quietly, there must be someone here helping them, and that person could be Malfoy!" ”

"According to them, the contract allowed them to create a connection with the other members of the Order of the Phoenix, and was able to vaguely sense the location of the other party, which was supposed to be used to facilitate support."

"Don't you know yet?" Hermione glanced up at him, "Kyle has been back in class since the last Death Eater attack. ”

So for those parents who don't trust the school, they can only choose to respect each other's decisions.

"It's all right......," Harry said with difficulty, "we've got a chance next year, I mean, Kyle will graduate next year, isn't it." ”

Half an hour earlier, McMillan had been chatting with Gryffindor's Seamus and had sworn that none of their Hufflepuffs would leave school.

"Is that what you think?" Conor asked, looking at Kyle.

Ron was about to say something, but was interrupted by a deafening cheer.

Harry's voice grew quieter and his expression glazed over.

"A different angle?" Harry looked at her quizzically, "What do you mean?" ”

Harry's good mood lasted until the first weekend of June.

This really made Kyle not think that under normal circumstances, shouldn't Connor be angry for being underestimated?

On this matter, he and Snape were rarely on the same page.

It seemed to be in line with his mood, the weather in June was sunny and good, and even the wind that blew in carried a faint fragrance.

It was the day of the Quidditch match, with Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, and it was also the Quidditch Final.

"Hermione, can't you just put the book down?" Ron couldn't help but say, "You can still see it in this situation?" ”

Half an hour later, the game was over.

Harry and Ron sat down at the window when they had nothing to do, enjoying the breeze while flipping through their books to prepare for their upcoming exams.

They hadn't seen this devastating attack for more than a year.

Kyle is on the starting lineup, and from the position, he should be back in his old business as a chaser.

"Just have this idea for the time being." Kyle said, "But it's hard to say exactly what to do, after all, there are Death Eaters and Voldemort out there, and whatever you do, you have to solve this problem first." ”

……

"That's different." Kyle shook his head, "Fred and George told me that before they graduated, they signed a very formal magical contract, which is also the proof of official membership in the Order of the Phoenix.

Connor handed him a bottle of butterbeer.

The entire Gryffindor stands were silent.

"No, nothing." "It's just a little curious." ”

"Why not." Hermione calmly flipped the page.

"Only those fools would leave school at this time."

There were deafening cheers in the stands again, and several Hufflepuff fans even danced in the stands.

Harry clapped Ron wildly.

The screams of the new narrator drowned out Harry's voice.

"Wait for the exam." Kyle said.

"We're still 100 points ahead."

As the audience exited, Harry didn't even dare to look Professor McGonagall in the eyes, keeping his head down.

But the father and son outside the door strode over as if they hadn't heard.

Harry and the others came to the stands and sat down, waiting for the game to begin.

Whether or not Malfoy put the Death Eaters in the school was not something they should have considered.

When Kyle threw the Quaffle into the post with another long shot, Harry's hanging heart finally died.

"It's okay, it's only three balls."

Zachary Rice Smith was the only Hufflepuff student to leave school.

"You, not angry?" Kyle asked tentatively.

"It's okay, it's all my duty, it's a friend's obligation." Hermione smiled and walked into the castle.

"It's okay...... Harry's voice was dry, "it's just one goal, and we're still one hundred and fifty points ahead." ”

Ron didn't answer, he sat there with his head hung down as if he had been drained of all his strength.

At school, Malfoy's withdrawal from Hogwarts also didn't go unnoticed, as he wasn't alone.

Kyle scored the first goal as soon as the game started and the Ravenclaw goalkeeper didn't react at all.

Early in the morning, almost all Gryffindors were on the pitch and waiting for the game to start.

"Hermione, you should have told us sooner!" Ron grunted.

"Is that so?"

First Malfoy, and now their favorite Quidditch narrator, Zacharis, has also left the school, and it's a double blessing.

"So, you're going to join that...... Order of the Phoenix, that's the name. ”

"What about you, what are you going to do after graduation?"

Unlike McMillan, who gritted his teeth, Harry and Ron almost jumped for joy.

Five minutes later......

"If you can be serious in your herbal medicine class, you don't need me to remind you!" Hermione said without looking up.

Twenty minutes later......

"I'm not sure either, I can't rule out that it was a prank by Fred and George." Kyle said, "But Professor Dumbledore really never mentioned this to me. ”

"Oh, oops!" Ron covered his forehead, "Didn't Kyle take a leave of absence?" Why did he still compete. ”

In other words, if the Hufflepuffs don't score 160 points this time, they will win their first Quidditch Cup in a decade.

No anger, no dissatisfaction, Connor agreed.

"Quidditch is not a one-man game, and even Kyle can't guarantee a win against Ravenck......"

"Professor Snape bought a potions shop in Paris." Connor whispered, "He wants me to go there and open the shop." ”

Ever since she saw Kyle in the roster, she thought it would be like this.

"Don't think about it so much." Hermione put down the book in her hand rarely, patted him on the shoulder and comforted, "As you said before, there will be a chance next year, and Kyle will graduate by then." ”

Hermione was still a little skeptical, but she didn't say anything more when she looked at Harry and Ron's cheerful faces as if it had been Christmas early.

How is this reaction, this is also too calm, calm is a little abnormal.

Kyle was talking about Ms. Maxime, who still had a lot of energy in France as the headmaster of Beauxbatons.

The revelry continued into the night, and Kyle managed to break free from the crowd and sit down in an armchair in the corner.

It's not that she can't do more, but she took a total of eight classes, and her grades were all excellent.

"Is there anything else you say?" Connor asked, having always thought Kyle was already a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

Even Hufflepuff had one such man, Quidditch commentator Zachar Rice Smith, who had left the castle with his high-spirited father during breakfast.

"What's next for you?"

Ever since word spread that the Death Eaters had broken into Hogwarts, many parents had come running over and picked up their children.

"I know, but it's two different things, we ......"

"It's okay." Harry on the side said, not knowing if he was comforting Ron or himself.

"I don't know." Kyle shrugged, "For now, I'm going to go to Diagon Alley first, remember?" Sirius gave me a shop before, and it's not good to always be empty. ”

At this moment, even Voldemort couldn't stop their good mood.

"yes, I think so too." Harry said categorically, "Now that the school is ready to settle accounts after the fall, he has to run." I should have told the professor sooner so they could have watched Malfoy. ”

They had been doing so much lately, not only to strengthen the castle fortifications, but also to patrol around Hogsmeade and prepare for the upcoming exams, and every day they hadn't stopped since they opened their eyes.

Somehow, Hermione was right, and even Harry himself thought so, but he felt even more uncomfortable.

Of course, it could also be that Professor McGonagall was too busy half a month ago to watch the game.

Hermione shook her head and continued to look at the book in her hand.

Connor cleared her throat as she raised her hand to slap it on the table.

"Exams are coming soon." Hermione whispered, "I've heard Professor McGonagall say that most people's sixth-year final exam scores are basically the same as the certificates they get when they graduate, and if they fail any of the subjects, they probably won't get the certificates."

Harry even thanked the Death Eaters in his heart, and after the attack, the bad things in the school seemed to disappear all at once.

Hufflepuff in second place was 500 points.

Meanwhile, the Hufflepuffs who won the victory were already celebrating. In the common room, Mikel screamed and jumped on the table with a trophy made of cake on his head, celebrating their sixth consecutive year of winning the Quidditch Championship trophy.

France is a nice place, not far away, not too close, and so many acquaintances, that even if the Death Eaters reach anywhere one day, they won't even have a helper.

"By the way, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

In this situation, it is undoubtedly a slap in the face, and it is the kind of voice that is crisp, and McMillan will naturally not be happy.

"Scored."

He subconsciously turned his head and saw that everyone in the Hufflepuff audience was standing up excitedly.

"Understandable." Connor smiled and said, "After all, Hufflepuff has never shown its face like this, and everyone has been quite depressed during this time, so it's good to have something to celebrate." ”

The only pity is that they are also at the end of the term.

As Zachares-Smith and his father passed by the foyer, McMillan, who was eating, suddenly exclaimed, "Those self-righteous fools, they don't think there's a safer place outside than Hogwarts!" ”

"It's about whether we can win the Quidditch Cup!" "We haven't had it in more than a decade. ”

"Why should I be angry?" Connor looked at Kyle with a grin and asked, "Or do you think I should turn around and leave, or clamoring to stay here...... If that's the case, I can actually satisfy you. ”

"It's okay, it's just a tie now, maybe Qiu will be able to catch the Golden Snitch soon."

"Thank you." Kyle took it and took a sip. "They're crazy, a banquet actually lasted three hours."

"That's good."

"But didn't you take me to their base camp before?"

Of course, there are some more assertive students who convince their parents to stay in school.

"10-0, Hufflepuff leads!"

She was right, only Ron and Harry weren't willing to accept it.

By the way, the last scoring record was also Kyle's.

Of course, it could also be counted as the House Cup for seven consecutive years, after all, the Quidditch champions will also add a lot of points, and counting the previous 100 points of Kelga, they are already more than 200 points ahead of second-placed Ravenclaw.

"I'm not sure." He thought for a moment and said, "There's one thing I've always been puzzled with, Professor Dumbledore hasn't made me a formal invitation until now, and I don't know what he's thinking. ”

Because he promised Dumbledore, he couldn't tell anyone what happened in the tower before, but he didn't expect Ron to guess it.

In this regard, the professors did not stand in the way.

"I thank you, Hermione." Harry said with a bitter face.

Well, compared to the upcoming exams, missing out on the Quidditch Championship really doesn't seem like much.

……

"It doesn't matter, Gryffindor still has a fifty point advantage."

If you really get into any trouble, you can find her.

"You can think about it from a different perspective." Hermione continued.

But the enemy is Voldemort after all, and Connor's grades are only seventeen years old, and when it comes to the day of the decisive battle, no one knows what will happen, and it is safest to stay away from the battlefield.

"It's okay, at least we don't have to see him anymore." Ron said happily, "I can't imagine how great Hogwarts would be without Malfoy. ”

Half a month ago, they had just finished their last game, against the same Ravenclaw, although Harry was missing the Seeker, but with Ginny's excellent performance, they still won, and with a total score of 660 points, they temporarily took the first place.

"That's good." Kyle thought for himself and said, "The potion shop is still quite profitable, and in Paris, I know quite a few people, even if I encounter any problems, I can solve them." ”

So even if Ravenclaw adds 150 points, there is still a big gap in the score.

It wasn't until Hermione told them that the scent was the fermentation of the Moon Beast's fertilizer that the two of them closed the window with a grimace.

"I mean what you're going to do after you graduate, what you're going to do."

"You want to open a store?"

"The exam is less than a week away, so are you ready?"

Then he knew why.

"No, that's it, really." Kyle hurriedly stopped her.

Either way, it's good that Connor isn't angry, but it's a nuisance that she really wants to quarrel.

(End of chapter)